Previous to the Philadelphia Eagles’ 55-23 drubbing of the Washington Commanders within the NFC Championship, the well-known Rocky statue in downtown Philadelphia was carrying Commanders gear.
Truly, the statue was wearing Redskins garb, the Commanders’ former id.
However Travis Kelce isn’t shopping for into the truth that the opposing workforce’s followers are those dressing up the “Rocky” statue.
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“I’m absolutely conscious of the truth that it occurs each single significant sport, I don’t suppose it’s the opposite workforce doing it at this level,” Kelce mentioned throughout a current episode of “New Heights.“
Jason Kelce, former Eagles star middle and avid supporter of the workforce, proposed who is likely to be dressing up the statue.
“You suppose the Eagles are doing it?” Jason requested.
“100%,” Travis responded.
The Rocky statue has been dressed quite a few occasions in opposing workforce’s colours, with every event usually main an Eagles victory.
When the Eagles gained the Tremendous Bowl over the New England Patriots, somebody put a Tom Brady jersey on the statue.
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Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce arrives previous to the sport towards the Buffalo Payments within the AFC Championship at GEHA Discipline at Arrowhead Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Photographs)
Through the Eagles run to the Tremendous Bowl in 2023, Rocky was wearing each New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers gear earlier than the Eagles dismantled each groups en path to the large sport.
Jason then referenced a Kansas Metropolis Chiefs shirt on Rocky forward of the Eagles-Chiefs Tremendous Bowl matchup in 2023, however Travis expressed skepticism {that a} Chiefs fan was the wrongdoer.
“Yeah that was Chiefs gear,” Travis mentioned doubtfully, “It was like a pink shirt that mentioned Chiefs on it.”
“They like wrote Chiefs in Sharpie or one thing. It’s bought to be Philly, it’s bought to be Eagles followers.”
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Former NFL participant and ESPN commentator Jason Kelce is proven on the sidelines through the sport between the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at GEHA Discipline at Arrowhead Stadium. (Denny Medley-Imagn Photographs)
Jason supported Travis’s principle, saying that it’s “a conspiracy I can get behind.”
Travis thinks the motivation for dressing Rocky up within the opposing workforce’s gear is to get Eagles followers riled up.
“They’re simply firing up the whole metropolis, getting it good and rowdy,” Kelce mentioned.
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Rocky has not but been wearing Chiefs gear, however there may be nonetheless loads of time earlier than kickoff within the Tremendous Bowl.
Kelce’s Chiefs will tackle the Eagles in Tremendous Bowl LIX at 6:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 9 on FOX.
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